Keerai Masiyal / Spinach Masiyal

Keerai masiyal...I am preparing this everyday in weekdays lunch with same recipe but with different greens...amaranthus,spinach,vendhaya keerai (Methi) and french chard...One day I prepare Kothamalli (cilantro) thogayal... I wanted to make this as a habit of eating greens everyday in our home...and now following this now for a month....My FIL is with us now...He bought me a earthen pot from India...So I'm using it daily to make these greens...Try it and stay healthy...

Ingredients

Ingredient

Measurement

Spinach Keerai

1/2 bunch

Moong dal/Pasiparuppu

1/4 cup

Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp

Dry Red chilli

1 

Garlic

1 pod

Shallot

2 or 3

Jeera/ Cumin

1 tsp

Mustard

 1/2 tsp

Urad dal

1/2 tsp

Oil

1 tsp

Curry leaves

1 sprig

Salt

as needed

Method

Wash and take moong dal in a pot and add garlic,shallots,cumin seeds, dry red chilli and pinch of turmeric,,,Let the moong dal get half cooked....Then add the chopped spinach leaves to the pot and mix well....

After everything gets cooked and become soft, remove from heat and and let it cool down...Grind slightly in a mixer...

Temper with mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and onion/ shallots...

Wanna try these:

Potato poriyal

Murungai Sodhi

OkraPoriyal

Keerai Poriyal